Insight into the Current Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Domestic Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) in Russia

To examine the genetic diversity and population structure of domestic reindeer, using the BovineHD BeadChip, we genotyped reindeer individuals belonging to the Nenets breed of the five main breeding regions, the Even breed of the Republic of Sakha, the Evenk breed of the Krasnoyarsk and Yakutia regi...

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Published in:Animals
Main Authors: Veronika Kharzinova, Arsen Dotsev, Anastasiya Solovieva, Olga Sergeeva, Georgiy Bryzgalov, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers, Gottfried Brem, Natalia Zinovieva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020
Subjects:
reindeer
breeds
genetic diversity
population structure
SNP
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Zoology
QL1-991
Sakha
Murmansk
Chukotka
Evenk
nenets
Rangifer tarandus
Republic of Sakha
sami
Yakutia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081309
https://doaj.org/article/b544aa267bfe4133ad773e9a72b1f558
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Summary:To examine the genetic diversity and population structure of domestic reindeer, using the BovineHD BeadChip, we genotyped reindeer individuals belonging to the Nenets breed of the five main breeding regions, the Even breed of the Republic of Sakha, the Evenk breed of the Krasnoyarsk and Yakutia regions, and the Chukotka breed of the Chukotka region and its within-breed ecotype, namely, the Chukotka–Khargin, which is bred in Yakutia. The Chukotka reindeer was shown to have the lowest genetic diversity in terms of the allelic richness and heterozygosity indicators. The principal component analysis (PCA) results are consistent with the neighbor-net tree topology, dividing the reindeer into groups according to their habitat location and origin of the breed. Admixture analysis indicated a genetic structuring of two groups of Chukotka origin, the Even breed and most of the geographical groups of the Nenets breed, with the exception of the Murmansk reindeer, the gene pool of which was comprised of the Nenets and apparently the native Sami reindeer. The presence of a genetic component of the Nenets breed in some reindeer inhabiting the Krasnoyarsk region was detected. Our results provide a deeper insight into the current intra-breeding reindeer genetic diversity, which is an important requirement for future reindeer herding strategies and for animal adaptation to environmental changes.

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